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US 10,897,077 B2Granted
Invisible antennas
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDavid Chi, Leo Joseph Gerten, Hung-Wen Cheng, Po Chao Chen, Shih Huang Wu, Sean Hung
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Abstract
In example implementations, an antenna for a mobile device is provided. The antenna includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of metal members coupled to the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is devoid of metal traces. The plurality of metal members is positioned along a length of the printed circuit board to operate at a desired frequency band when inserted into an opening along an outer edge perimeter of a metallic housing of the mobile device.
Claims12
An antenna, comprising:
- a printed circuit board that is devoid of metal traces;
- and
- a plurality of metal members coupled to the printed circuit board, wherein the plurality of metal members is positioned along a length of the printed circuit board to operate at a desired frequency band when inserted into an opening along an outer edge perimeter of a metallic housing of a mobile device.
A mobile device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory in communication with the processor;
- a wireless communication module in communication with the processor;
- a metallic housing, wherein the metallic housing comprises at least one opening along an outer edge of the metallic housing and encloses the processor, the memory and the wireless communication module;
- and
- an antenna inserted into the at least one opening and coupled to the metallic housing and connected to the wireless communication module via a coaxial cable, wherein the antenna comprises:
- a printed circuit board that is devoid of metal traces;
- and
- a plurality of metal members coupled to the printed circuit board, wherein the plurality of metal members is positioned along a length of the printed circuit board to operate at a desired frequency band of the wireless communication module.
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